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Raw meal. (cannibal culture)

From: Artforum International  |  Date: 4/1/1996  |  Author: Basualdo, Carlos

Cannibalism or the assimilation of foreign influences is considered as the foundation of Brazilian thought and the unifying element of Brazilian culture. Cannibal thinkers populate various artistic arenas in Brazil, such as artists Helio Oiticica, Lygia Clark, Tunga and Cildo Meireles, musicians Joao Gilberto and Tom Jobim who merged cool jazz, American standards and samba, filmmaker Glauber Rocha who combined novelle vague techniques with popular Brazilian culture and sociopolitical undertones ...

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